Last Modified: Friday, September 1, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.

Room For One More by Dee Dee Triplett is one of the piece being show in "Figurative Characters" at the Arts Council of Henderson County gallery on the second floor of the Skyland Hotel.

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Both the opening reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public.

Many of the renowned regional figurative and doll artists and sculptors who are exhibiting may be in attendance, such as Jennifer Hastings, Charlie Patricolo, Cindy Billingsley, Razi Bradley, Gabe Cyr, Zoya Dubrovsky, Annie Hesse, Bill Hickman, and Lesley Keeble, among others.

The exhibit seeks to entertain the public, while educating that the boundaries of traditional doll making and figurative art are evolving into art forms with a much broader audience. This exhibit is intended for everyone, not just young people, doll lovers or art collectors. A wide variety of media from fiber to photography to steel will be employed.

The exhibit runs through Oct. 28, during gallery hours from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.

If you have any other questions, please contact the Arts Council at acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504.

New exhibit at Penland Gallery

PENLAND -- "Gathering," a new exhibition at the Penland Gallery featuring more than a dozen artists, will be on view through Oct. 1.

"Gathering" refers not only to bringing things together in this case a collection of work by contemporary glass artists. It is also the term for the process of dipping a pipe into the glass furnace and twirling it to create a ball of molten glass.

Included in the show is an installation by artist Kenny Pieper. A wall-mounted case displays about 20 emerald-green goblets which vary in size, shape, and design, creating a catalog of virtuoso techniques. Mark Peiser, a long-time pioneer of glass methods, is represented by two pieces that were made by gently flowing a ribbon of hot glass into a mold, creating vessels that are reminiscent of basketry.

Deborah Horrel's delicate sculptural forms are created by fusing glass granules in a plaster mold. The pieces are delicately translucent with color and texture that looks almost like candy. Tom McGlauchlin goes in a completely different direction with a sculptural head made by applying pastels and colored pencils to the carefully-prepared surface of a blown glass form.

The gallery is on Conley Ridge Road, just off Penland Road in Mitchell County, 52 miles north of Asheville.

For more information, call (828) 765-6211

'Seeing Orange' quilt exhibit to be held

WAYNESVILLE -- The Shady Ladies quilting group will host "Seeing Orange," an exhibit featuring 33 quilts, Wednesday, through Saturday, Sept. 16, at Gallery 86, Haywood County Arts Council. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Each year there is a "challenge" for the Shady Ladies. The guidelines and theme are different each time. This year's challenge was "Seeing Orange." The piece had to incorporate the color orange and had to be 24x24-inches.

Gallery 86 is at 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. For more information, call 452-0593.

'Weird, Wild and Wonderful' on view

ASHEVILLE -- The Asheville Area Arts Council will exhibit its second annual juried exhibition "Weird, Wild and Wonderful" in conjunction with the Arts Alive! Festival. The exhibition will be held Saturday through Friday, Sept. 29. There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8.

Artists using materials as strange as pig intestines, toilet plungers and papyrus make up this eye-catching exhibit. There will be a prize presentation during the opening reception for the Grand Prize through third places totaling $2,000 in cash.

Twenty-four artists were selected with an eclectic mix of artwork in many different mediums including painting, glass and mixed media sculpture, fiber, photography and jewelry.

The Asheville Area Arts Council's Front Gallery is at 11 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. For more information, call 258-0710, ext. 108.

Reception planned for Kitty Edwards

The Art League of Henderson County will host an opening reception for Kitty Edwards from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Opportunity House.

Edwards will exhibit a collection of her watercolor and collage works based on the theme "Nature's Dances by Design." Her watermedia images are based on elements of nature.

Edwards has enjoyed a 26-year teaching career at the Dunedin Fine Art Center in Florida where she has been an instructor of independent studies in watermedia.

The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 8 through Sept. 29. For more information, call 696-3804.

<p>The Arts Council of Henderson County will hold the opening reception for their upcoming exhibit, "Figurative Characters," from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Both the opening reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public.</p><p>Many of the renowned regional figurative and doll artists and sculptors who are exhibiting may be in attendance, such as Jennifer Hastings, Charlie Patricolo, Cindy Billingsley, Razi Bradley, Gabe Cyr, Zoya Dubrovsky, Annie Hesse, Bill Hickman, and Lesley Keeble, among others.</p><p>The exhibit seeks to entertain the public, while educating that the boundaries of traditional doll making and figurative art are evolving into art forms with a much broader audience. This exhibit is intended for everyone, not just young people, doll lovers or art collectors. A wide variety of media from fiber to photography to steel will be employed.</p><p>The exhibit runs through Oct. 28, during gallery hours from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.</p><p>If you have any other questions, please contact the Arts Council at acofhc@bellsouth.net or 693-8504.</p><h3>New exhibit at Penland Gallery<br></h3>
<p>PENLAND -- "Gathering," a new exhibition at the Penland Gallery featuring more than a dozen artists, will be on view through Oct. 1.</p><p>"Gathering" refers not only to bringing things together in this case a collection of work by contemporary glass artists. It is also the term for the process of dipping a pipe into the glass furnace and twirling it to create a ball of molten glass.</p><p>Included in the show is an installation by artist Kenny Pieper. A wall-mounted case displays about 20 emerald-green goblets which vary in size, shape, and design, creating a catalog of virtuoso techniques. Mark Peiser, a long-time pioneer of glass methods, is represented by two pieces that were made by gently flowing a ribbon of hot glass into a mold, creating vessels that are reminiscent of basketry.</p><p>Deborah Horrel's delicate sculptural forms are created by fusing glass granules in a plaster mold. The pieces are delicately translucent with color and texture that looks almost like candy. Tom McGlauchlin goes in a completely different direction with a sculptural head made by applying pastels and colored pencils to the carefully-prepared surface of a blown glass form.</p><p>The gallery is on Conley Ridge Road, just off Penland Road in Mitchell County, 52 miles north of Asheville.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 765-6211</p><h3>'Seeing Orange' quilt exhibit to be held<br></h3>
<p>WAYNESVILLE -- The Shady Ladies quilting group will host "Seeing Orange," an exhibit featuring 33 quilts, Wednesday, through Saturday, Sept. 16, at Gallery 86, Haywood County Arts Council. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.</p><p>Each year there is a "challenge" for the Shady Ladies. The guidelines and theme are different each time. This year's challenge was "Seeing Orange." The piece had to incorporate the color orange and had to be 24x24-inches.</p><p>Gallery 86 is at 86 N. Main St., Waynesville. For more information, call 452-0593.</p><h3>'Weird, Wild and Wonderful' on view<br></h3>
<p>ASHEVILLE -- The Asheville Area Arts Council will exhibit its second annual juried exhibition "Weird, Wild and Wonderful" in conjunction with the Arts Alive! Festival. The exhibition will be held Saturday through Friday, Sept. 29. There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 8.</p><p>Artists using materials as strange as pig intestines, toilet plungers and papyrus make up this eye-catching exhibit. There will be a prize presentation during the opening reception for the Grand Prize through third places totaling $2,000 in cash.</p><p>Twenty-four artists were selected with an eclectic mix of artwork in many different mediums including painting, glass and mixed media sculpture, fiber, photography and jewelry.</p><p>The Asheville Area Arts Council's Front Gallery is at 11 Biltmore Ave., Asheville. For more information, call 258-0710, ext. 108.</p><h3>Reception planned for Kitty Edwards<br></h3>
<p>The Art League of Henderson County will host an opening reception for Kitty Edwards from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Opportunity House.</p><p>Edwards will exhibit a collection of her watercolor and collage works based on the theme "Nature's Dances by Design." Her watermedia images are based on elements of nature.</p><p>Edwards has enjoyed a 26-year teaching career at the Dunedin Fine Art Center in Florida where she has been an instructor of independent studies in watermedia.</p><p>The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 8 through Sept. 29. For more information, call 696-3804.</p>